diff --git a/lighthouse/state/attestation_record.rs b/lighthouse/state/attestation_record.rs
index a665394a4..73ed5e543 100644
--- a/lighthouse/state/attestation_record.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/state/attestation_record.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 use super::utils::types::{ Hash256, Bitfield };
 use super::utils::bls::{ AggregateSignature };
-use super::ssz::{ Encodable, SszStream };
+use super::ssz::{
+    Encodable,
+    Decodable,
+    DecodeError,
+    decode_ssz_list,
+    SszStream,
+};
 
 pub const MIN_SSZ_ATTESTION_RECORD_LENGTH: usize = {
     8 +             // slot
@@ -10,9 +16,10 @@ pub const MIN_SSZ_ATTESTION_RECORD_LENGTH: usize = {
     5 +             // attester_bitfield (assuming 1 byte of bitfield)
     8 +             // justified_slot
     32 +            // justified_block_hash
-    4 + (2 * 32)    // aggregate sig (two 256 bit points)
+    4 + (2 * 8)    // aggregate sig (two 256 bit points)
 };
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AttestationRecord {
     pub slot: u64,
     pub shard_id: u16,
@@ -34,7 +41,34 @@ impl Encodable for AttestationRecord {
         s.append(&self.justified_slot);
         s.append(&self.justified_block_hash);
         // TODO: encode the aggregate sig correctly
-        s.append_vec(&vec![0_u8; 64])
+        s.append_vec(&vec![0_u8; 16])
+    }
+}
+
+impl Decodable for AttestationRecord {
+    fn ssz_decode(bytes: &[u8], i: usize)
+        -> Result<(Self, usize), DecodeError>
+    {
+        let (slot, i) = u64::ssz_decode(bytes, i)?;
+        let (shard_id, i) = u16::ssz_decode(bytes, i)?;
+        let (oblique_parent_hashes, i) = decode_ssz_list(bytes, i)?;
+        let (shard_block_hash, i) = Hash256::ssz_decode(bytes, i)?;
+        let (attester_bitfield, i) = Bitfield::ssz_decode(bytes, i)?;
+        let (justified_slot, i) = u64::ssz_decode(bytes, i)?;
+        let (justified_block_hash, i) = Hash256::ssz_decode(bytes, i)?;
+        // Do aggregate sig decoding properly.
+        let aggregate_sig = None; let i = i + 20;
+        let attestation_record = Self {
+            slot,
+            shard_id,
+            oblique_parent_hashes,
+            shard_block_hash,
+            attester_bitfield,
+            justified_slot,
+            justified_block_hash,
+            aggregate_sig,
+        };
+        Ok((attestation_record, i))
     }
 }
 
@@ -68,4 +102,31 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(ssz.len(), MIN_SSZ_ATTESTION_RECORD_LENGTH);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_attestation_record_min_ssz_encode_decode() {
+        let original = AttestationRecord {
+            slot: 7,
+            shard_id: 9,
+            oblique_parent_hashes: vec![Hash256::from(&vec![14; 32][..])],
+            shard_block_hash: Hash256::from(&vec![15; 32][..]),
+            attester_bitfield: Bitfield::from(&vec![17; 42][..]),
+            justified_slot: 19,
+            justified_block_hash: Hash256::from(&vec![15; 32][..]),
+            aggregate_sig: None,
+        };
+
+        let mut ssz_stream = SszStream::new();
+        ssz_stream.append(&original);
+
+        let (decoded, _) = AttestationRecord::
+            ssz_decode(&ssz_stream.drain(), 0).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(original.slot, decoded.slot);
+        assert_eq!(original.shard_id, decoded.shard_id);
+        assert_eq!(original.oblique_parent_hashes, decoded.oblique_parent_hashes);
+        assert_eq!(original.shard_block_hash, decoded.shard_block_hash);
+        assert_eq!(original.attester_bitfield, decoded.attester_bitfield);
+        assert_eq!(original.justified_slot, decoded.justified_slot);
+        assert_eq!(original.justified_block_hash, decoded.justified_block_hash);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lighthouse/state/block/ssz_block.rs b/lighthouse/state/block/ssz_block.rs
index 86fd5283f..577857a19 100644
--- a/lighthouse/state/block/ssz_block.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/state/block/ssz_block.rs
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ mod tests {
         // will tell us if the hash changes, not that it matches some
         // canonical reference.
         let expected_hash = [
-            214, 217, 16, 230, 17, 204, 99, 222, 104, 90, 128, 228,
-            12, 249, 56, 255, 110, 10, 229, 29, 110, 107, 105, 195,
-            219, 132, 138, 206, 204, 34, 21, 159
+            195, 180, 208, 144, 113, 20, 129, 108, 14, 128, 166, 170,
+            137, 15, 191, 186, 34, 171, 79, 214, 74, 86, 89, 202, 255,
+            9, 100, 170, 149, 160, 93, 59
         ];
         assert_eq!(hash, expected_hash);